| A | B |
| apt | suited to; fitting or likely or almost certain |
| blossom | a flower; to come into bloom; to develop |
| bough | a large branch or limg of a tree |
| content | happy with what one has; satisfied |
| contentment | a state of being satisfied and at peace |
| detest | to dislike strongly; to hate |
| detestable | causing or deserving strong dislike |
| dusk | the time at the end of the day just before dark |
| extinguish | to put out, as a fire or a light |
| familiar | often seen or experienced; known or having a good knowledge of |
| obtain | to gain or get by making an effort |
| orchard | a place where fruit trees grow |
| to practice | to say or do over and over or to do; carry on, perform or to work at as a profession |
| a practice | a repeated action or usual way of doing something or the work of a profession |
| prune | to cut off branches or a dried plum |
| stout | heavily built; thickset or strong; not easily bent or broken |
| threadbare | shabby and worn-out |
| wander | to go from place to place with no plan or purpose in mind or to slip easily off the subject; to fail to work in a normal way |